Robar–Flynn Connection (Mom's Side)

🏛️ Executive Synthesis & Kinship Architecture

This interactive portal presents the multi-generational reconstruction of the ancestry of Bonnie Bunce (née Robar, b. April 25, 1964), currently residing in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Her genealogy unites four distinct pioneer streams: the French-Montbéliardian Robar lineage, the Irish Flynn lineage, the Western Canadian prairie Bunce lineage, and the Northern Alberta Bittman lineage. Explore the maternal family network using the interactive family tree below—click on any family member card to inspect vital dates, geographic nodes, and documented kinship mechanisms in the inspector panel.

🌿 Multi-Generational Kinship Inspector

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Subject (Generation I)

Bonnie Bunce (née Robar)

b. April 25, 1964 • Wasaga Beach / Halton, ON

Maternal Matriarch

Robar–Flynn Biological Parents (Gen. II) 🧬 DNA & Family Ground Truth

Lawrence Robar Maternal Grandfather

Son of Christine Larson • Clyde Stepchild ➔ Toronto, ON

Lorraine ("Lolly") Robar (née Flynn) St. John's, NL

Daughter of Francis Flynn & Agnes Maddox • Signed 2025 Tribute with Bonnie

Bunce–Bittman Household (Marital Line)

Harold Bunce

Husband • Nelson, BC → Toronto, ON

Thomas Bunce & Electa Bittman

1934–2010 • Creston / Nelson, BC

Great-Grandparental Anchor Nodes & St. John's Cohort (Gen. V)

Francis Flynn

St. John's Patriarch

Agnes Maddox

St. John's Matriarch

Christine Larson

1914–1945 • Yarmouth NS

Clyde W. Robar

Adoptive Step-Father

Frances Malone

1936–2025 • Calgary

Greta Gerrard

15% DNA (~1,050 cM)

Focal Subject

Robar Stream (Paternal)

Flynn Stream (Maternal)

Bunce Stream (Marital)

Bittman Stream (Marital)

Individual Profile Inspector

Maternal Matriarch

* Select any node on the family tree to examine full vital dates, migration context, and documented kinship roles.

Temporal Depth Across Foundational Lineages

Documented era spans comparing deep origins in Europe to mid-century settlement in Ontario.

1668 – Present

📄 Genealogical Field Dossiers

Archival Research Dossiers & Evidence Reports

Download primary evidence dossiers, maritime manifests, and colonial land allotments.

5 Maternal Lineage Dossiers Available

🧬 Breakthrough Oct 2026

The Maternal Breakthrough: Robar & Flynn Kinship Dossier

Resolves biological grandparents Lawrence Robar (son of Christine Larson, Clyde Robar stepchild; Bridgewater NS ➔ Toronto) and Lorraine ('Lolly') Flynn; documents St. John's NL Flynn parents Francis Flynn & Agnes Maddox, the Flynn Sisterhood (Frances Malone, Greta Gerrard 15%, Patricia Troglen 10%, Becky Cuthbert), the Yarmouth NS Larson bloodline, and the non-blood nature of Clyde Robar.

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🪶 New Dossier

Soop Family Research & Flynn Connection

Investigation into Dorothy 'Abby' (Flynn) Soop, Louis Melvin Soop (Piitaikihsipimii, Spotted Eagle), children Phillip (d. 2026), Greg, Annette, and cousin Tyler Soop (SoopDesignCo).

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⚓ Master Dossier

Robar & Flynn Master Research Dossier

Comprehensive historical synthesis covering 350+ years: Montbéliard stone masons (1723), 1752 Speedwell voyage, Lot B-54 Lunenburg, and County Cork O'Flynns.

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🌉 Round 8

The Bridge-Generation Father & 1926 Discovery

Thomas Bunce (b. 1884, MB), father of Charlie (~1926) & Thomas (1934); 1926 Creston wedding of Charles Dazely Bunce & Freida Dishman.

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🌲 Dossier

Bittman Extended Family & Northern Pioneer Records

Joseph and Mary Bittman 14-child pioneer cohort in Faust, Lesser Slave Lake, and Fort Vermilion, Alberta.

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🗺️ Transcontinental Migration Streams & Full-Circle Loop

The four converging families followed distinct migration routes driven by colonial recruitment, agricultural homesteading, economic pressures, and mid-twentieth-century industrialization. Notably, while the Robar and Flynn lines migrated East-to-Center into Ontario, the Bunce and Bittman lines completed a 3,000 km transcontinental loop across Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia before returning to Simcoe County, Ontario—fewer than 15 km from where pioneer matriarch Mary Ann Greenwood was born in Collingwood in 1859.

Stream I ⚓

Robar Lineage

Montbéliard (France) → Lunenburg, NS → Halton / Simcoe, ON

Stream II ☘️

Flynn Lineage

County Cork, Ireland → Toronto → Markham / Milton, ON

Stream III 🌾

Bunce Lineage

Collingwood, ON → MB → Pincher Creek, AB → BC → ON

Stream IV 🌲

Bittman Lineage

Saskatchewan → Faust & Fort Vermilion, AB → Kootenays, BC

Historical Migration Volume & Colonization Epochs

Major demographic pushes from 18th-century Foreign Protestant recruitment to 20th-century urbanization.

⏳ Chronological Migration Milestones

Showing All Streams

📖 Detailed Ancestral Lineage Archives

Delve into the specific archival histories, religious transformations, and documented sibling groups across each of the four converging families. Select a lineage tab below to examine historical context—from the francophone Lutheran enclave of Montbéliard to County Cork mail car drivers and prairie homesteaders.

The Robar Lineage: From Montbéliard to Nova Scotia

The paternal surname of Bonnie Bunce (née Robar) originates in the Principality of Montbéliard, an independent imperial territory of the Holy Roman Empire governed by the Lutheran Dukes of Württemberg. As a sovereign francophone Lutheran enclave, its inhabitants spoke French while adhering to Lutheranism.

Key Archival Passport Document (April 11, 1752):

Signed by Héricourt Secretary J.F. Bovon, certifying that Abram Robere (b. 1723 in Brevilliers) practiced Protestantism, behaved honestly, and departed a city free of contagious disease before embarking on the Speedwell to Halifax.

At Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Abraham Robert was assigned 30-acre farm Lot B-54 in the North-West Range. Colonial transcriber errors and phonetic anglicization of the silent French "-t" transformed Robert / Robere into Robar.

Robar Dispersal Corridors

1. South Shore & Annapolis: LaHave River, Bridgewater, Wentzell Lake, and Bridgetown.
2. Cape Breton & Mining: Cape Breton Island (1791), Richmond County, and Westray coalfield corridor.
3. Ontario Migration: Post-WWII industrial movement from Lunenburg/Annapolis into Toronto and Milton, ON.

The Flynn Lineage: County Cork Roots & Toronto Assimilation

Originating in County Cork (Rathcormac and Blackpool, Cork City), John Joseph O'Flynn and Mary married in 1920 in Rathcormac and lived at Kilshannig House estate before emigrating on the S.S. Melita on October 5, 1925.

Upon settling in Toronto's Riverdale district (81 Browning Ave), the family deliberately dropped the Gaelic "O'" prefix. In interwar Toronto—heavily dominated by the Protestant Orange Order—simplifying O'Flynn to Flynn facilitated socioeconomic integration and employment.

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The St. John's, Newfoundland Flynn Sisterhood

🧬 DNA & Archival Breakthrough

Kinship analysis, family ground truth, and the February 2025 Calgary memorial of Frances ("Fanny") Cavell (Flynn) Malone (1936–2025) definitively unite the maternal Flynn family back to parents Francis ("Frank") Flynn (Patriarch) and Agnes (Maddox) Flynn (Matriarch) in St. John's, Newfoundland, descending from the historic Leinster Irish Catholic diaspora:

1. Lorraine ('Lolly') (Flynn) Robar Grandmother

St. John's, NL ➔ Toronto, ON

Recorded as loranne flynn in primary tree (res. 1965 Toronto) and known in family ground truth as "Lolly". Daughter of Francis ("Frank") Flynn and Agnes (Maddox) Flynn. Married Lawrence Robar (son of Christine Larson); mother of Bonnie (Robar) Bunce, Andrea ('Daisy') Drummond, and Patrick Robar. Personally signed the Feb 19, 2025 Calgary memorial tribute for sister Fanny Malone: "Love Lolly and Bonnie".

2. Frances ('Fanny') Cavell Malone 1936–2025

St. John's ➔ Toronto 1954 ➔ Calgary 1972

Memorial University graduate; married Thomas Miron Malone (1953). Moved to Calgary in 1972. Hosted niece Bonnie Robar when 18-year-old Bonnie moved west to Calgary in June 1982, where Bonnie subsequently met Harold Bunce.

3. Greta (Flynn) Gerrard 15% DNA (~1,050 cM)

Toronto, ON • Maternal Great-Aunt

Shares an astonishing 15% DNA (~1,050 cM) with Crystal (Bunce) Baxter. Mother of Laura Gerrard (7% DNA match) and Bondy Gerrard, both of whom attended Aunt Fanny's memorial.

4. Patricia (Flynn) Troglen 10% DNA (710 cM)

St. John's, NL ➔ USA • Maternal Great-Aunt

Shares 710 cM across 30 segments (10% shared DNA) with Crystal; carries 25% Leinster, Ireland ethnicity. Posted tribute remembering childhood Christmases with sister Fanny in St. John's, Newfoundland.

5. Becky (Flynn) Cuthbert Great-Aunt

St. John's Cohort Sister

Sister in the St. John's sibling group; posted tribute honoring sister Fanny's traditional Christmas cakes and faithful church teaching.

Extended Flynn Kinship Allied Branches

Abby (Flynn) Soop & Renee (Flynn) Salvatore

Connected through parallel Ontario Flynn family migrations, including Dorothy 'Abby' (Flynn) Soop (b. 1944; Kainai Blood Tribe matriarch) and Renee (Flynn) Salvatore (b. 1950; mother of Nick and Miranda).

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The Maternal Grandfather & Christine Larson Bloodline

🧬 Family Ground Truth & Biological Descent

⚠️ Critical Ground Truth: Clyde Robar is NOT Biological Blood

Clyde Wilfred Robar (1910–1993) met Christine Larson when she already had Lawrence. Clyde took Lawrence in and raised him as his own son, passing down the Robar surname. However, Clyde Robar does not share biological blood with Lawrence, Bonnie, Timothy, or Crystal. Biological maternal grandfather descent flows through Christine Larson (1914–1945) and her family.

Primary family ground truth firmly establishes Bonnie Robar's biological father as Lawrence Robar:

Lawrence Robar

Maternal Grandfather • Lunenburg Co. NS ➔ Toronto

Biological son of Christine Larson; raised and adopted by Clyde Robar. Relocated to Toronto, married Lorraine ('Lolly') Flynn; father of Bonnie, Andrea ('Daisy'), and Patrick. Predeceased brother in Sheldon Clyde Robar's 2016 obituary naming surviving 'sister-in-law Lorraine Robar, Toronto'.

Christine Larson (1914–1945)

Biological Great-Grandmother • Yarmouth & Lunenburg, NS

Biological mother of Lawrence Robar before marrying Clyde Robar. Her nephew and his wife live in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and provided Timothy with primary family history and records documenting the Larson lineage.

Clyde Wilfred Robar (1910–1993)

Adoptive Step-Father • Baker Settlement, NS

Married Christine Larson and raised Lawrence as his own son. Buried in Brookside Cemetery, Bridgewater, NS. While legally/socially a Robar, this line is non-biological.

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The Drummond Branch & Robar Sibling Cohort

Maternal Sibling Cohort

Children of Lawrence Robar (son of Christine Larson) and Lorraine "Lolly" Robar (née Flynn):

Bonnie (Robar) Bunce

b. Apr 25, 1964 • Wasaga Beach

Moved to Calgary in June 1982 to join Aunt Fanny Malone; married Harold Bunce; mother of Timothy Andrew Bunce and Crystal (Bunce) Baxter.

Andrea 'Daisy' Drummond

b. Nov 13 • Mississauga, ON

Works for City of Toronto Parks & Rec. Married Fred Drummond (City of Toronto heavy equipment operator, b. Oct 14, 1968) on Aug 15, 1992 (34th anniv. 2026). Mother of twin sons Robbie Drummond and Elijah 'Eli' Drummond (b. July 26, 2007, turned 19 in 2026).

Patrick Robar

Maternal Uncle

Brother of Bonnie and Andrea ('Daisy'); maternal uncle of Timothy.

🔒 Retired Research Lead: The Milton "Lawrence Robar & Lorraine Flynn" Candidate

Earlier research rounds investigated a candidate marriage in Milton between a Norman Robar and a Nancy Flynn (1948–2012, daughter of Denis & Jean Flynn). That hypothesis is now definitively retired: Norman and Nancy married c. 1972 (eight years after Bonnie Robar's birth in 1964); Nancy passed away in 2012; and Bonnie's biological mother Lorraine ("Lolly") was alive in February 2025 signing the memorial for her sister Frances Cavell Malone alongside Bonnie ("Love Lolly and Bonnie").

The Denis & Jean Flynn Household of Markham (7 Children)

Child Name	Vital Status	Documented Spouse	Kinship Context
Jeanie Flynn	Surviving	Don Trudel	Eldest daughter; French-Canadian Trudel union
Nancy Flynn 🟡 Open Lead	1948–2012	Norman Robar	Daughter of Denis & Jean; Milton household (relationship to Loraine 'Lolly' Robar under research)
Denis Flynn Jr.	d. bef. 2012	—	Predeceased son
Tony Flynn	Surviving	Cathie	Markham/GTA family network
Lesley Flynn	Surviving	Richard Grabowski	Polish-Canadian Grabowski union
Margaret Flynn	Surviving	Garth Homewood	Anglo-Canadian Homewood union
Errol Flynn	Surviving	—	Youngest surviving son

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Collateral Flynn Stream: Dorothy 'Abby' (Flynn) Soop Family

Collateral Kinship

Research into maternal-side connections identified Dorothy "Abby" Soop (née Flynn, b. Nov 9, 1944, Calgary AB), widow of Louis Melvin Soop – Piitaikihsipimii (Spotted Eagle) (1937–2018), elder of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) Mamiks (Fisheaters) clan, Blackfoot radio broadcaster, artist, and educator. Louis and Abby met in Toronto in the 1960s while he worked at Sears, married, and raised their family on the Blood Indian Reserve.

Children of Louis & Abby:

Sandra, Greg (+ PattyAnne), Shane, Phillip (b. Feb 12; d. Aug 2026, Cardston AB) + Doris, and Annette (+ James 'Jimmy' Niblow).

Next Generation:

Grandson Tyler Soop (b. Jun 30; Calgary AB; SoopDesignCo; cousin to the user). Regarded late uncle Phillip Soop as an older brother.

Kinship & Sibling Analysis: Abby (b. Nov 9, 1944) is documented as full sister to Loraine 'Lolly' Robar (Flynn), Renee (Flynn) Salvatore (b. Oct 29, 1950), and Patricia Flynn—forming The Four Flynn Sisters.

🟡 Open Research Question: Research is actively investigating whether mother Loraine 'Lolly' Robar was identical to, a sister of, or a cousin to Nancy Flynn (1948–2012) of the Markham Denis & Jean Flynn family. Both branches are documented with confidence badges.

Prominent Collateral Kinsman

C. Dennis Flynn, O.Ont. (1923–2003)

Born Denis Christopher O'Flynn in Rathcormac. WWII 1st Cdn Parachute Bn hero (D-Day hero). Mayor of Etobicoke (1972–1984) and Chairman of Metro Toronto (1984–1988).

The Bunce Lineage: Prairie Odyssey & Simcoe Loop

The presence of the Bunce surname in the West stems from Thomas Dazely Bunce (1849–1937) and Mary Ann Greenwood (1859–1954). Starting with an 1872 Manitoba homestead in Woodlands, they freighted in early Calgary (1885) and ranched in the Porcupine Hills near Pincher Creek, AB (1890s–1911).

The 10 Children of Thomas Dazely Bunce & Mary Ann Greenwood

🟢 Record-Supported

#	Child Name	Vital Dates	Birthplace	Documented Trajectory & Spouse
1	Joseph Nelson Bunce	1876–1961	Woodlands, MB	Migrated to USA; filed Social Security claim in Missoula, MT (1950)
2	Elizabeth Bunce	1878–1948	Woodlands, MB	Hotel cook in Pincher Creek (1901); m. Smith; Bellingham, WA
3	Bertha Ann Bunce	1880–1960	Portage la Prairie, MB	m. 1902 Arthur Munt in Pincher Creek; settled Tacoma, WA (6 children)
4	Thomas Bunce	b. 1884	Manitoba	Great-uncle (4th child of patriarch); his own family line unresearched; not grandpa's father
5	Serena Jane Bunce	b. 1887	Manitoba	m. Mr. Lewis
6	Caroline Bunce	b. 1890	Okotoks, AB	m. Mr. McQueen
7	Daisly / Charles Dazely Bunce	1893–1993	Idaho, USA ➔ Nelson, BC	Bridge Great-Grandfather ('Daisly Bunce'); m. Oct 2, 1926 Freida Dishman in Creston. Father of Charlie (b. ~Dec 1926, age 99) and grandpa Thomas (1934–2010). Documented centenarian (lived to age 100 in Nelson)
8	Myrtle Pearl Bunce	b. 1895/96	Washington, USA	m. Mr. Blakey (Saskatchewan settlement; family details under research 🟡)
9	Frances Jasper Bunce	1899–1966	Montana, USA	Youngest surviving son; resident of British Columbia
10	Infant Son Bunce	1901–1901	Pincher Creek, AB	Died in infancy; registered in southern Alberta vital records

Geographic Regional Distribution

Settlement focus across all 4 lineages:

📊 Master Genealogical Register & Filtering Engine

This interactive database consolidates documented individuals across all ten generations of the four converging lineages. Use the live search bar or filter controls below to query individuals by lineage, generation, or century.

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Showing 16 Entries

Generation / Lineage	Full Name (Maiden/Variants)	Vital Dates	Primary Geographic Nodes	Documented Kinship Role & Details

🔍 Genealogical Disambiguation & Digital Artifact Analyzer

Precise historical reconstruction requires separating genuine family records from contemporary homonyms and algorithmic false positives generated by web search engines. Explore the interactive modules below to analyze the four contemporary Denis/Dennis Flynn figures in Ontario and evaluate web crawler search collisions.

👥 Ontario "Denis / Dennis Flynn" Disambiguation

Click on any profile card below to inspect why these four contemporaries in Ontario records are distinct individuals.

Focal Grandfather

Denis Flynn

Spouse: Jean Flynn (1928–2014)

Nodes: Co. Cork → Toronto → Markham, ON

Father of 7 (including Nancy Robar). Predeceased wife prior to March 2012.

Etobicoke Mayor / WWII Hero

C. Dennis Flynn, O.Ont.

Spouse: Margaret Courtney

Nodes: Rathcormac → Etobicoke / Metro Toronto

1923–2003. Born Denis Christopher O'Flynn. Paratrooper, Mayor, Metro Chairman.

Northern Irish Immigrant

Denis Gabriel Flynn

Spouse: Marylin Flynn

Nodes: Belfast, N. Ireland → Newmarket, ON

c. 1937–2026 (d. age 89 in Newmarket). Father of Denis Jr. and Pedro.

Sudbury / Azilda Cohort

Dennis Flynn

Spouse: Valentine ("Tina") Harvey

Nodes: Azilda & Sudbury, Northern ON

1928–2007 (d. age 79 in Sudbury). Son of Earl and Ruby Flynn.

⚡ Digital Search Collision Analysis: "Matt Flynn" & "Robar"

Evaluating automated query collisions returned in online genealogical databases.

1. Journalistic Co-Occurrence

Entities: Matthew Flynn (Journalist) & Matt Robar (Brewer)

In April 2025, San Diego Reader columnist Matthew Flynn interviewed craft brewer Matt Robar. Search crawlers index these names in proximity, creating false family associations.

2. Spanish Verb Homograph

Entities: Matt Flynn (Author/NFL QB) & Spanish robar ("to steal")

Spanish translations of Matt Flynn's poker strategy books use phrases like robar las ciegas ("stealing the blinds"), triggering false hits on the surname Robar.

3. Geographic Homonymy

Entities: Matt Flynn (AFL Footballer) & Collingwood Football Club

Australian rules footballer Matt Flynn played against the Collingwood Magpies (Melbourne, Victoria), confusing algorithms searching for Collingwood, Simcoe County, Ontario.

Ancestry & Kinship of Bonnie Bunce (née Robar)

🏛️ Executive Synthesis & Kinship Architecture

🌿 Multi-Generational Kinship Inspector

Individual Profile Inspector

Temporal Depth Across Foundational Lineages

Archival Research Dossiers & Evidence Reports

The Maternal Breakthrough: Robar & Flynn Kinship Dossier

Soop Family Research & Flynn Connection

Robar & Flynn Master Research Dossier

The Bridge-Generation Father & 1926 Discovery

Bittman Extended Family & Northern Pioneer Records

🗺️ Transcontinental Migration Streams & Full-Circle Loop

Historical Migration Volume & Colonization Epochs

⏳ Chronological Migration Milestones

📖 Detailed Ancestral Lineage Archives

The Robar Lineage: From Montbéliard to Nova Scotia

Robar Dispersal Corridors

The Flynn Lineage: County Cork Roots & Toronto Assimilation

The St. John's, Newfoundland Flynn Sisterhood

The Maternal Grandfather & Christine Larson Bloodline

The Drummond Branch & Robar Sibling Cohort

The Denis & Jean Flynn Household of Markham (7 Children)

Collateral Flynn Stream: Dorothy 'Abby' (Flynn) Soop Family

Prominent Collateral Kinsman

The Bunce Lineage: Prairie Odyssey & Simcoe Loop

The 10 Children of Thomas Dazely Bunce & Mary Ann Greenwood

Geographic Regional Distribution

The Bittman Lineage: Faust, Fort Vermilion & Kootenay Hubs

Noted Bittman Figures

📊 Master Genealogical Register & Filtering Engine

🔍 Genealogical Disambiguation & Digital Artifact Analyzer

👥 Ontario "Denis / Dennis Flynn" Disambiguation

⚡ Digital Search Collision Analysis: "Matt Flynn" & "Robar"